POLICE: Stolen vehicles recovered

Stolen vehicles from two neighbouring towns ended up in Brockville over the weekend, and police were able to apprehend everyone involved.

On Saturday, shortly after 8 a.m., Ontario Provincial Police gave police in Brockville a heads-up after a vehicle helped play a role in a theft in Maitland.

Police soon located the stolen vehicle at a home in the centre of town. The vehicle had been reported stolen out of Ottawa in October, police said.

Police arrested a 42-year-old man and charged him with three counts of possession of stolen property, possession of counterfeit money and driving while under suspension. He was released with a future court date.

Later that day, shortly after 2 p.m., a second stolen vehicle was located at a home also in the centre of the city. It was not the same home involved in the previous incident, police said.

This vehicle was stolen out of Gananoque, and the two occupants, a 23-year-old man and a 21-year-old woman, were arrested and charged.

The woman faces charges of possession of methamphetamine and was released with a future court date. The man faces charges of possession of stolen property, operation while prohibited, possession of a weapon, and failing to comply with probation order. He was held in custody pending a bail hearing.

Fraud

Brockville Police arrested a Quebec man on Friday for trying to open a bank account with fake identification.

Police responded to an unidentified bank in the north end of town just after 11 a.m. Friday where a suspect was allegedly attempting to open an account with fake ID.

The 65-year-old man from Quebec was found and charged with three counts of identity theft, fraud under $5,000, proceeds of crime, failing to comply with an undertaking, two counts of personation, and uttering a forged document. He was held for bail hearing.

Break and Enter

A cat went missing from a home in the city after a break-and-enter on Friday.

Police were called Friday to an apartment in the north end of town, where the residents discovered a window was smashed as well as a cat missing.

Police arrested a 30-year-old man on Monday for break and enter and failing to comply with his probation. He was to be held for a bail hearing.

There was no information on the whereabouts of the missing cat.

Theft

Two people in their sixties were charged Friday for allegedly shoplifting hundreds of dollars worth of merchandise.

At around 3 p.m. police located a 61-year-old man and a 66-year-old woman at a north-end store shoplifting items totalling almost $200.

They were both charged with theft under $5,000 and released with a future court date.